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(Peaked in 1883 with 1,335,000 acres in six counties and a herd of 100,000 cattle)}}
(Peaked in 1883 with 1,335,000 acres in six counties and a herd of 100,000 cattle)}}
'''The JA Ranch,''' founded jointly by [[John George Adair]] and Charles Goodnight (1836-1929), is the oldest privately owned [[cattle]] ranch in the Palo Duro Canyon section of the Texas Panhandle southeast of [[Amarillo]], [[Texas]]. At its peak size in 1883, the JA, still managed by descendants of the Adair family, encompassed some 1,335,000 acres of land in six counties and a herd of 100,000 cattle.
'''The JA Ranch,''' founded jointly by [[John George Adair]] and [[Charles Goodnight]], is the oldest privately owned [[cattle]] ranch in the Palo Duro Canyon section of the Texas Panhandle southeast of [[Amarillo]], [[Texas]]. At its peak size in 1883, the JA, still managed by descendants of the Adair family, encompassed some 1,335,000 acres of land in six counties and a herd of 100,000 cattle.
The name "JA" is derived from the initials for John Adair, a [[business]]man, originally from [[Ireland]]. Goodnight managed and expanded the ranch, while Adair provided the working capital. Upon Adair's death, his wife, the former [[Cornelia Adair|Cornelia Wadsworth Ritchie]], took over Adair's interest in the JA. In 1888, Goodnight left the arrangement to establish his own ranch and in time ventured into other [[business]] activities as well. The ranch was added in 1966 to the National Register of Historic Places for Armstrong County.<ref>{{cite web|title=JA Ranch|url=https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/|title=Details for JA Ranch Cabin|publisher=Texas Historical Commission|accessdate=September 20, 2019; activate site by typing in "JA Ranch"}}</ref>
The name "JA" is derived from the initials for John Adair, a [[business]]man, originally from [[Ireland]]. Goodnight managed and expanded the ranch, while Adair provided the working capital. Upon Adair's death, his wife, the former [[Cornelia Adair|Cornelia Wadsworth Ritchie]], took over Adair's interest in the JA. In 1888, Goodnight left the arrangement to establish his own ranch and in time ventured into other [[business]] activities as well. The ranch was added in 1966 to the National Register of Historic Places for Armstrong County.<ref>{{cite web|title=JA Ranch|url=https://atlas.thc.state.tx.us/|title=Details for JA Ranch Cabin|publisher=Texas Historical Commission|accessdate=September 20, 2019; activate site by typing in "JA Ranch"}}</ref>